Gas-burner.



J. M. ROBINSON.

APPLIOATION FILED APR. 19, 1911. 7

GAS BURNER.

Patented Apr. 8, 1913.

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GAS BURNER.

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JAMES MORTON ROBINSON, 0F BUFFALO, NEW YORK.

GAS-BURNER.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Apr. 8, 1913.

, Application filed April 19,1911. Serial No. 622,157.

T 0 all whomz't may concern: 1

Be it known that 1, JAMES MORTON Ron- INSON, a citizen of the United States, and a.

resident of Buffalo, in the county of Erie and State of New York, have invented a new Gas-Burner, of which the following is a full, clear, and exact description.

This invention relates to improvements in gas burners and primarily to burners employed for water heaters or steam or hot water or hot air furnaces and the like.

The principal object of the invention is to provide a simple, strong and durable as well as an economical burner.

The invention also relates to certain details of construction which will be hereinafter described and claimed, reference being had to the accompanying drawings in which,

Figure 1 is an approximately central vertical section through the improved burner.

on line F F Fig. 4, looking in the direction of the arrows in said Fig. 4. Fig. 2, is a central horizontal section through the improved burner. Fig. 3 is a fragmentary View of the main gas supply pipe, also showing a lighter pipe, fragmentary portions of the feed pipes connected to the main gas supply pipe and globe valves attached to the feed pipes. Fig. 4 is a top plan view of the improved burner and also showing fragmentary portions of the feed pipes connected thereto and partially in dotted lines.

In referring to the drawings in detail, like numerals designate like parts.

This improved burner consists of an inner central circular element which is hollow to provide a central distributing chamber, an outer annular element around the inner circular element, and a series of radial pipes connecting the inner central circular element to the outer annular element.

The inner central circular element 1 has its interior chamber divided into a series of separate compartments by radial partitions 2. Preferably four partitions are employed which divide the interior chamber into four equally sized quarter compartments 3, 4, 5 and 6. Each of the quarter compartments are separately connected to a gas supply main 7 by separate feed pipes 8, 9, 10 and 11 and said separate feed pipes are provided with globe or similar valves 12, 13, 14 and 15 so that the gas may be shut off from one or all of the quarter compartments or may be regulated as desired.

The outer annular element is composed of separated hollow segments 16, 17, 18 and 19 preferably four in number each of which is separately connected to one of the quarter compartment-s as shown in Fig. 1 by radial feed pipes 20, 21, 22 and 28. These feed pipes are screw threaded at their opposite ends and are screwed into screw threaded openings in the inner element and the segments of the annular outer element as shown in Fig. 1. A lighter pipe 24 is arranged at one side of the feed pipes, as shown in Fig. 3 and is preferably kept burning continuously. The outer segmental compartments have a plurality of small outlet pipes 25 attached to or screwed in their outer surface. These small outlet pipes 25 are preferably arranged as shown in Fig. 2 in two sets which are separated at the center of the outer surface or at a point radially opposite the connecting pipes 20, 21, 22 and 23. This is done so that when the gas flows through the pipes 20, 21, 22 and 23 it will strike against the inner side of the outer wall of the outer chamber and thereby evenly distribute the pressure on all the small outlet pipes. The outlet pipes 25 are each of a tubular form and are provided with a tapered reduced outer end having an outlet or jet opening about of an inch in diameter. The outlet pipes 25 are preferably arranged to project laterally fro-m the segments 16, 17, 18 and 19 as shown in Fig. 2.

l/Vhen it is desired to start or light this improved burner, the lighter pipe 24 being lighted, the operator opens one or more of the globe valves 12, 13, 14 and 15 which. permits the gas to flow through the feed pipes 8, 9, 10 and 11 into the quarter distribut-ing compartments and from said quarter compartments radially outward through the radial feed pipes 20, 21, 22 and 23 into the segmental compartments 16, 17, 18 and 19 where it impinges against the outer walls of the segmental chambers which equally distributes the pressure of the gas, and then finally flows out through the small jet openings in the outlet pipes 25 where it is ignited by the lighter pipe. If the heat becomes too intense all that is necessary is to close one or more of the globe valves and thus shut off the flow of gas to one or more of the segmental compartments.

It will be observed by referring to Figs. 2 and 4 of the drawings that the segments 16, 17, 18 and 19 are entirely disconnected from each other, their ends bein separated,

central hollow cylindrical element, a series of pipes extending radially out from the central hollow cylindrical element, and an outer annular element surrounding the central hollow cylindrical element and composed of a series of hollow segments equal in number to the radial pipes, said segments being entirely separated from each other and being each independently mounted on the outer end of and wholly supported from one of the radial pipes.

'2. In a burner of the class described, a central hollow cylindrical element having its interior divided into four equal sized noncommunicating compartments by radial quartering partitions, a gas supply pipe separately connected to each of said compartments, tour radial pipes extending at equal intervals from the central elementand each communicating with one of the compartments of said central element, and an outer annular element surrounding the central element and composed of four equal sized hollow segments having their adja cent ends non-connected and entirely separated from each other, each of said segments being provided with a central transverse inner opening in which the outer end of one of the radial pipes is detachably secured and a series of outer transverse jet openings.

3. In a burner of the class described, a

central hollow cylindrical element having its interior divided into four equal sized noncommunic ating compartments by radial quartering partitions, a gas supply pipe separately connected to each of said compartments, four radial pipes extending at equal intervals from the central element and each communicating with one of the compartments of said central element, and an outer annular element surrounding the central element and composed of four equal sized hollow segments having their adjacent ends non-connected and entirely separated from each other, each of said segments being provided with a central transverse inner opening in which the outer end of one of the radial pipes is detachably secured and a series of outer transverse jet openings, and that portion of the outer side of the segment transversely opposite its inner transverse opening being unprovided with jet openings.

4C. In a burner of the class described, a central hollow cylindrical element having its interior divided by partitions into a series of separated compartments, a gas supply pipe separately connected to each of said compartments, an outer annular ele ment surrounding the central hollow element and composed of a series of hollow segments equal in number to the compartments in the central hollow element, and radial feed pipes separately connecting the hollow segments to the compartments of the central hollow element; said segments being completely separated from each other and wholly and detachably supported from the radial feed pipes.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

JAMES MORTON ROBINSON.

WVitnesses VVILLIAM STORY, VViLLIAM H. Ronmson.

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